Sakuma Yui to star in new NHK Saitama drama SP "Koshigaya Saikou"

Sakuma Yui will be starring in the new NHK Saitama drama SP "Koshigaya Saikou" (Koshigaya is the best) which is her first leading role in a NHK drama and will be shown on 28 February at 10pm. The press conference for the drama was held on 8 January which was attended by Sakuma, Takeshita Keiko and Sato Jiro.

Sakuma plays the lead character Kanako who works at a real estate company in Koshigaya City and lives with her 77-year-old grandmother Yoshie (Takeshita) who owns a sundry shop. One day, Kanako happens to meet her ancestor Densuke's spirit (Sato) at an old warehouse. Kanako who desires to leave her hometown and her traditional family behind, makes use of Densuke to sell her own house but things do not go as she expects.

Source: Oricon